Introducing Brad Mehldau

Introducing Brad Mehldau is an album by pianist and composer Brad Mehldau, released on the Warner Bros. label in 1995.[1][2]

Introducing Brad Mehldau
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedMarch 13 and April 3, 1995
StudioPower Station (New York City)
GenreJazz
Length55:41
LabelWarner Bros.
9362-45997-2
ProducerMatt Pierson
Brad Mehldau chronology
Consenting Adults
(1994)
Introducing Brad Mehldau
(1995)
The Art of the Trio Volume One
(1996)

Background and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [4]

Mehldau in 2023, reflecting on the existence of two of his trios on the release, wrote: "What you hear is two records in one – my voice, I think, but mediated by all those great musicians who, by my lights, already had their own sound as well."[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Scott Yanow, called it "a fine start to what should be a productive career".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Brad Mehldau except as indicated

  1. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 7:46
  2. "Countdown" (John Coltrane) - 4:12
  3. "My Romance" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:23
  4. "Angst" - 6:11
  5. "Young Werther" - 7:11
  6. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington) - 10:00
  7. "London Blues" - 7:00
  8. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) - 6:33
  9. "Say Goodbye" - 9:25

Personnel

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Band

Production

  • Produced by Matt Pierson
  • Engineered by James Farber
  • Mastering by Greg Calbi
  • Design by Rey International
  • Art Direction by Greg Ross
  • Production Coordination by Dana Watson

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Brad Mehldau Introducing Brad Mehldau - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  2. ^ "Discography of Brad Mehldau". Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 988. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Brad Mehldau
  5. ^ Mehldau, Brad (2023). Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One. Equinox. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-1-80050-313-7.